Nursing bottle holder



Dec. 10, 1946. I M (RAYKO 2,412,425

NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Filed July 2, 1946 k n INVENTOR. 5 MICHAEL RAYKOATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 10, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NURSINGBOTTLE HOLDER Michael Rayko, Indiana, Pa

Application July 2, 1946, Serial No. 681,060

3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a novel and improved holder for baby nursingbottles, the primary object of the invention being to provide a holderso constructed as to eliminate the danger of shaking of the baby whichis incident to other holders which retain the nipple in the babys mouthafter feedin has ceased.

Another important object of this invention is to provide a nursingbottle holder wherein means is provided to hold the bottle flexibly insuch a manner that when the baby stops feeding and releases the nippleof the bottle, the bottle will swing so as to carry the nipple upwardlyout of the babys mouth, yet within reach of the babys hand so that hecan resume feeding when so inclined.

A further important object of this invention is to provide a nursingbottle holder of the character indicated above which securely andcomfortably supports the bottle in the proper position in the crib closeto the shoulders of the reclining infant, and which is composed of aminimum of simple and inexpensive parts.

Other important objects and advantageous features of this invention willbe apparent from the following detailed description and accompanyingdrawing, wherein a specific but non-limitative embodiment of theinvention is set forth merely for purposes of illustration.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, showing the bottle tilted in feedingposition in full lines, and in released tilted position in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a transverse Vertical section taken on the line 22 of Figure3, and

Figure 3 is a left hand end or front elevation of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the herein illustrated embodiment ofthe invention comprises a frame comprisinga pair of similar inverted T-shaped sides 4 and 5 which may be made of wood, plastic or metal, withone arm of the cross head 6 elongated as indicated at l. The sides 4 and5 are flat and relatively thin and have their edges rounded as indicatedat 8, and their terminal ends semi-circular in shape as indicated at 9,I!) and II, respectively, so that all possibly harsh points of contactwith the baby or his crib or the coverings thereon are eliminated.

The straight lower edges I2 are designed to rest upon the supportingsurface of the crib (not shown), with the uprights I 3 of the sidesprojecting straight upwardly in substantially perpendicular planes.

The sides 4 and 5 are secured rigidly together parallel to each other torest upon the crib on opposite sides of the baby, by means of a crossmember M which has depending concaved legs 15 secured by means of screwsor the like It to the inner surfaces of the uprights it below the upperends I l thereof.

The bottle holding member comprises a rectangular or other suitablecross section bar I! parallelly spaced above the cross member 14 betweenthe upper ends of the frame side uprights l3 and rockably supported onits longitudinal axis by pivot screws or the like l3 mounted in saiduprights, said bar being sufficiently wide at its middle to provide afirm rest for the nursing bottle l9.

A rubber or other suitable material bottle holding strap 26, or othersuitable equivalent, has its ends secured at 2| to the top of the bar llso that when the bottle I9 is pushed through the resulting loop thebottle will be securely held on the bar H, and will be capable oflengthwise adjustment in accordance with the amount of feeding fluid inthe bottle to predetermine the tendency of the bottle to overloalanceand return to the retracted position illustrated in dotted lines inFigure 1, when released by the baby during interruptions in or at theend of his feeding.

Retracting helical springs 22 have their upper ends attached at 23 tothe back of the ends of the bar l1 and are slanted outwardly and havetheir lower ends attached at 24 to the legs l5 of the cross member I4,so that when the [baby releases the bottle nipple 25, the bottle will begently but positively swung upwardly, so that the nipple is withdrawnfrom the babys mouth and the bottle assumes an out-of-the-way butreadily reachable position during an interruption of or at the end ofthe baby's feeding, so that there is no danger of the nipple gagging orchoking the baby.

What is claimed is:

1. A holder for a nursing bottle, comprising a frame comprising a pairof sides to rest upon a supporting surface at opposite sides of a baby,a cross memlber secured to and between upper portions of said sides,forwardly and rearwardly tiltable bottle holding means mounted on andbetween said sides above said cross member, and spring means normallyretracting said bottle holding means into rearwardly tilted position.

2. A holder for a nursing bottle comprising a frame consisting of a pairof sides arranged to rest upon a supporting surface at opposite sides ofa baby reclining on such surface, said sides being elongated to extendlongitudinally alongside of the baby and having uprights thereon risingtherefrom, a cross member secured to and between upper portions of saiduprights and rigidly securing said sides together in substantiallyparallel relation, bottle holding means comprising a bar pivoted at itsends to and between said uprights above said cross member whereby saidbar can tilt forwardly and rearwardly on its longitudinal axis, springmeans operating between said frame and said bar and normally rearwardlytilting said bar rearwardly, andbottle securing meanson said bar forreleasably securing nursing bottle rest ing thereon with the nipple ofsaid bottle directed forwardly, said spring means being arranged so asto yield to permit the bottle to assume a forwardly tilted position withthe bottle nip-pleiin'the mouth of the baby, and to return to arearwardly tilted position when the nipple is released by the baby.

3. A holder for a. nursing bottle comprising a frame consisting of apair of sides arranged to rest upon a supporting surface at oppositesides of a baby recliningon such surface, said sides being elongated toextend longitudinally alongside of the baby and having uprights thereonrising therefrom, a cross member secured to and between upper portionsof said uprights and rigidly securing said sides together insubstantially parallel relation, bottle holding means comprising a barpivoted at its ends to and between said uprights above said cross memberwhereby said bar can tilt forwardly and rearwardly on its longitudinalaxis, spring means operating between said frame and said bar andnormally. rearwardly tilting said bar rearwardly, and bottle securingvmeans on said bar for releasably securin a, nursing bottle rest- ,ingthereon with the nipple of said bottle directed forwardly, said sprinmeans being arranged so as toyield to permit the bottle to assume aforwardly .tilted positionwith the bottle nipple in the mouth of thebaby, and to return to a. rearwardly tilted position when the nipple isreleased by the baby, said bottle securing means compris-

